Business and Skilled Migration

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Business and Skilled Migration

• Bob Mann
• Director Business Migration and Opportunities
  Branch

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Business Migration Seminar

• Legislative Changes
• Queensland Government Position on Migration
• State Government Sponsorship Role
• Pre-application Service
• Business Proposals
• Assessment Process
• Aftercare Services
• Skilled Individual Migration
• Business Migration and Opportunities Branch

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Legislative Changes

• What has changed
• Permanent Residency Vs Temporary Residency
• 2 stage processing
• State involvement
• Age ceiling

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Queensland Government Position on Migration

• Strategies developed to
• Promote the Smart State agenda
• Increase business success rates
• Ensure better regional dispersion
• Conduct targeted marketing and promotion
• Develop sponsorship and support services

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Business Skills Categories State Government
Sponsorship Role

• Specialist advice on visa options
• Assist pre-application research
• Link to migration industry bodies and
  organisations
• Evaluate sponsorship proposals against specific
  criteria
• Co-ordinate post-arrival aftercare

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Business Skills CategoriesSponsorship
Requirements

• DIMIA criteria
• Business Proposal must demonstrate
• Research into the business proposal
• Genuine commitment to Queensland (how the State
  will benefit economically)
• Business/investor skills, experience
• Financial capacity

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Business Skills Categories Sponsorship
Requirements

• Continued
• Brisbane Metropolitan requirements
• Meet DIMIA/State sponsorship plus one
• Generate new employment
• Introduce new skills, expertise, technologies or
  innovations
• Develop export markets or replace imports

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Business Migration and Opportunities Branch

• Processes
• Monica Duncan - 3405 6114
• Manager Business Migration
• monica.duncan_at_qld.gov.au

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Specialist Consultant

• Jacob Reinders 3224 8576
• Visa options
• DIMIA criteria
• Existing migrants
• Marketing/Seminars
• Jacob.reinders_at_qld.gov.au

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Pre-application/Research Role

• Sherri Scott 3224 4969
• Facilitate client access to market research
  facilities and appropriate business information
• Liaise with public sector agencies, private and
  community organisations
• Sherri.scott_at_qld.gov.au

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Proposal Evaluation

• Midhat Abdel-Magied 3224 4968
• Sponsorship criteria
• Assessing proposals
• Feedback to applicants
• Recommendations to delegates
• Midhat.abdel-magied_at_qqld.gov.au

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Systems Management/Marketing

• Marijka Trickett 3224 2114
• Process management/Registration
• CRM system
• Marijka.trickett_at_qld.gov.au
• Marketing and Website at www.migration.qld.gov.au

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Aftercare Role

• Peter Wadley 3224 5773
• Liaison with SDICs/DSDI
• Basic information/advice
• Targeted case management
• Investment aftercare
• Peter.wadley_at_qld.gov.au

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Specialist Assistance

• Greater China area
• Lin Han 3227 8459
• Lin.Han_at_qld.gov.au

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Skilled Individual Migration

• General policy
• To increase numbers
• Identify skills shortages
• Queensland skills assessment (DET)
• Proactive marketing
• Regional forums
• Work with employer groups

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Skilled Individual Migration

• Karen Keating - 3224 8557
• Manager
• Karen.keating_at_qld.gov.au
• Kym Kraljevic - 32242075
• Senior Project Officer
• Kym.kraljevic_at_qld.gov.au

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Future Initiatives

• New Skilled Individual Regional visa effective 1
  July 2004
• New Retirement (Investor) visa effective November
  2004

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State Development and Innovation Centre Role

• Referrals
• Local support
• Post arrival

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Conclusion

• Federal Government Function
• States role
• Successful Businesses
• Skilled Employees
• Contribution to Queenslands Economy
• Enrich Cultural and Social Diversity